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Recipient. Next robert kenzer nominates Abraham Lincoln, citing lincolns influence in the amendment that eradicated slavery in the oustu. S. This is about 45 minutes. Youd like to congratulate all of you who voted for the virginia ham sandwich as the sandwich of the year. I had one of them, and mine was not the deciding vote, i want you to know. Our next speaker is robert c. Kenzer. Bob is the William Benford vest chair of history at the university richmond, where he has taught for almost 25 years. For most of those year he has been the ally for the lecture series which we do each year jointly...

University richmond, where he has taught for almost 25 years. For most of those year he has been the ally for the lecture series which we do each year jointly with the university of richmond in september. Like will green, bob has a bill cooper connection. Bill studied under the late david donnel at john hopkins university. Bob was also a david donnel student, although a few years later at harvard university. He teaches a wide variety of classes for the university of richmond, including several on aspects of the civil war in film. His Research Interest for many years has been civil war widows. ...

Years has been civil war widows. He is currently researching a biography of a britishborn civil war widow, Elizabeth Louisa knights harris. Please help me welcome bob kenzer to the podium. [ applause ] before i begin my talk, i have a question for everyone in the audience. I want to do a little poll. How many of you this is the fifth of the five talks youve been it toto. I know one gentleman. Maybe half of you have been to all five. Okay. How many have been to four . Including this one obviously . Four. Three . Two . And one . Okay. Well, it just shows that youve been here before of the youve ...

1890, which killed over 20 million old world wide. That is sort of a sag card. Number two, the American Economy had ramped up to produce armament for the war. Ironically, most of those never got in the war. When we got in the war in 1919, we used most european weapons. For example, we started building airplanes. Not a single american tanks had entered the war. And goodnight, we fought for the british. But we had a not quite was the largest armaments industry in the world. I Must Immediately after the armistice and the end of the war, the government started canceling contracts. When i see cance...

Project on my part. I was happy to see it reach print. Mong the most notable realities, tom horn occupies a prominent place. Throughout the last quarter of century, he participated in many dangerous ctivity, as cowhand, minor, indian fighter, law man, and detective. Survive. Ed to while wild west aficionados do an equal as horn such notables as wyattern and kidd, he runs them close second. And hes been the subject of articles, books, and hollywood movies. Oday you can buy tom horn tshirts. In one area, horn stands out bove all other western characters. Is controversial death by hanging. Hangin...